12 dead, 58 injured in Aurora movie theater shooting

At a midnight showing of the film The Dark Knight Rises, 12 people were killed and 58 were injured
after a lone gunman began firing into a packed Century 16 theater in Aurora.

According to various reports, suspect James Holmes, 24, allegedly
entered theater No. 9 through an emergency exit at the front of the theater around
12:30 a.m. Friday morning, threw a canister of smoke or tear gas and began firing
into the crowd. Police say Holmes was wearing a gas mask and full black assault gear with a ballistic helmet, throat, leg and groin protection, as well as tactical gloves. He was armed with an AR-15 assault rifle, a Remmington 12-gauge shotgun and a .40 caliber glock handgun. Holmes is now in police custody and police are confident he acted alone.

Police are now investigating the residence of Holmes in an apartment complex at 17th and Peoria in Aurora and say the apartment is booby trapped. Police have evacuated the surrounding buildings.

A statement released by the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus confirms that suspect, James Holmes, was in the process of withdrawing from the school’s graduate program in neurosciences. The school included Holmes’ photo with the release.

Below is raw cell phone video of movie-goers running out of the theater after the shooting.